We begin with music from Bill Whelan's
"Riverdance" featuring The Riverdance Irish Dance
Troop, the Irish Choral group, Anuna, and
a wonderful Irish Lament by Davey Spillane on his hand crafted
Uillean pipes

The Makem Brothers
& Cathie RyanOn the Rocks

Straw into Gold

Red Biddy Records

A story song I associate with some of
the fine older gentlemen I've known who helped to make this country
great and inspire positive outlook in my own life.

Áine Minogue
Were you at the Rock

King of the Faeries

Beacon Records

"King of the Faeries" is an
ancient, magical, Irish harp set called depicting the march of
the faeries, as they pass by and fade away into the distance.

Tommy MakemAncient Pulsing: Poetry with Music

Ireland

Red Biddy Records

Tommy Makem accompanied by Aíne Minogue on Irish Harp,
Ireland is a salute to the small green island that has sent its
disproportionate cultural contributions reverberating around the
world

The evocative music of Hawaiian slack key guitar, played from
the heart and soul through the fingers, flowing with warm tropical
images. The slack key guitar is truly one of the great acoustic
guitar traditions in the world.

The music of the Hawaiian slack key masters series is produced
by George Winston on the Dancing Cat Record label.

Adiemus Songs of Sanctuary

Adiemus

Caroline Records

A worldwide world music hit based in
a modified Rondo form and using an phonetic text in an invented
language with the words viewed as instrumental sounds

Jean Philippe Audin & Diego ModenaSong of Ocarina

Private Music

1992 #1 Hit single in France; The Ocarina is a small native
wind instrument has ancient origins. Terra cotta ocarinas the
size of figs have been found in Italy dating from 1,500 B.C.